Sectional display-cabinet.



A. L. EATON.

SECTIONAL DISPLAY CABINET.

APPLlCATlON FILED 050.221.1912.

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ALLAN L. EATON, 01 AUSTIN. ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES W. SHONK COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SECTIONAL DISPLAY-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 21, 1915.

Application filed December 23. 1912. Serial No. 738,113.

T 0 all 'lLil 0722 it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLAN L. EATON, a citizen of the United States, residing in Austin, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sectional Display-Cabinets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in sectional display shelves or cabinets, especially intended for the display of such goods as crackers contained'in cans-having a. transparent side or end.

The invention consists inthe novel construct'ion and devices and combinations of parts and devices hereinafter more specifically set forth and made the subject matter of claim.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front elevation of one of the improved cabinets, consisting of two sections united together. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the upper portion of Fig. 1 on the line 2-2, and Fig. 3 is a'sectional view, taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Each of the sections or individual shelves consists of the following parts: two end pieces A, A, each having its upper and lower edges flanged with the flanges a, a and its rear edge flanged with the flange a These two end pieces are rigidly connected together by the inclined shelf B, having the front, downwardly depending curtain B and the rear, upwardly extending Wall B both the curtain and the wall being flanged with the strengthening flanges b b the inclined shelf, the depending curtain and the back wall being each formed with a flange b by means of which, by aid of bolts and nuts or rivets Z), the shelf structure is rigidly united to both of said end pieces. At the rear, and extending diagonally from the upper part of the end pieces to the lower part of the end pieces are the diagonal braces C, bolted or riveted by the fastenin'gs c, to the rear flanges a of the end pieces, and secured to each other at the center by the fastening 0 A top D is stamped up out of the sheet metal with an imperforate top and depending sides and ends (Z and an inturned flange d at each of its ends. This top is removably secured to the cabinet by thumb nuts E, E. Where two or more shelves are used, one above the other, it is only necessary or desirable that the upper one shall be provided with the top or cover, and in that case, the upper shelf structure or section may be secured to the lower one by the thumb nuts E. The structure may thus consist of a single section or shelf or two or more sections or shelves placed one upon the other to any desired height or extent, after the manner of well known sectional book shelves.

At Fig. 2 is shown one of the glass sided cracker boxes F, placed in position. The shelf should be long enough to accommodate a certain number of these boxes placed far enough asunder from each other so that they may be readily removed or handled.

The entire structure, it will be noted, is made of sheet metal; can be shipped in the knock-down, if desired; can I be easily erected; can be increased in capacity when that is needed; and is cheap, durable and efiicient. The open back of the structure affords an extremely convenient means of reaching the contents of the shelves, as for dusting, without the removal of the cracker boxes.

The inclination of the shelves may be varied to suit the special kind of goods to be displayed. For some purposes, a less inclination from that shown in the drawing would be desirable.

Although the structure is adapted to be shipped in the knock-clown, to be set up at the receiving point ready for use, it is strong and substantial enough to be shipped in the erected form, if that is desired, as will sometimes be the case.

I claim In a display case of the character described, a section comprising two flanged, sheet metal and pieces secured together by a longitudinal shelf, the latter having a vertically extending front portion, a downwardly and rearwardly inclined intermediate portion and an upwardly and rearwardly inclined inner portion, said shelf formin means for supporting cans in an incline position, substantially as specified.

M. J. LOXLEY, L. E. SCHLUTZ. 

